Sunny Hostin: The Second Amendment Really Was Designed to Protect Slavery

BEHAR Sunny well what ░░░░░░░░ you think is at ░░░░░░░░ heart of America s ░░░░░░░░ problem Sunny HOSTIN Well ░░░░░░░░ know I think it ░░░░░░░░ a cultural problem and ░░░░░░░░ think Ana is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ If you look at ░░░░░░░░ history of the NRA ░░░░░░░░ decades the NRA has ░░░░░░░░ legislation that not only ░░░░░░░░ a lot of gun ░░░░░░░░ and the proliferation of ░░░░░░░░ but stifled the study ░░░░░░░░ of information right about ░░░░░░░░ causes of gun violence ░░░░░░░░ when we talk about ░░░░░░░░ culture of guns in ░░░░░░░░ country I m reading ░░░░░░░░ incredible book called The ░░░░░░░░ by professor Carol Anderson ░░░░░░░░ she describes that the ░░░░░░░░ the Second Amendment really ░░░░░░░░ the right to bear ░░░░░░░░ was designed to protect ░░░░░░░░ right because they wanted ░░░░░░░░ Founding Fathers and others ░░░░░░░░ wanted to be able ░░░░░░░░ empower a local militia ░░░░░░░░ to basically put down ░░░░░░░░ slave revolts and protect ░░░░░░░░ owners And so because ░░░░░░░░ the origins of the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment many and because ░░░░░░░░ the NRA I think ░░░░░░░░ re seeing this proliferation ░░░░░░░░ guns and gun ownership ░░░░░░░░ I will say that ░░░░░░░░ ownership is is on ░░░░░░░░ rise of course in ░░░░░░░░ country but the biggest ░░░░░░░░ ownership on the rise ░░░░░░░░ among African Americans It ░░░░░░░░ up 58 2 percent ░░░░░░░░ in large part when ░░░░░░░░ are questioned they re ░░░░░░░░ about white supremacy they ░░░░░░░░ talking about the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ they re talking about ░░░░░░░░ violence They want to ░░░░░░░░ able to protect themselves ░░░░░░░░ this is not about ░░░░░░░░ rise in crime in ░░░░░░░░ streets this is about ░░░░░░░░ feeling unsafe black Americans ░░░░░░░░ OK All right Thank ░░░░░░░░